Temporary hat-lining.



M WOTTl 'TEMPORARY HAT LINING. APPLlCfiTloN FILED JULY 5. 19|?.

jigq'ygg 9 "Y Patented Nov. 20? 191?.

MATHILDA W. OTT, 0F COEUR '.DALENE, IDAHO.

TEMPORARY HAT-LININ G.

Specification of Letters Patent.

yPatented Nov. 20, Mill?.

replication ined July 5, 1917. serial No. v178,742.

To all whom t may concern: Y

Be it known that I, MATHILDA `W. Orr, a lcitizen of the United States,residing at `Coeiu dAlene. in the. county ot Kootenai and State ofida-ho, have invented certain new and usefullmprovements in TemporaryHat-Linings, of which the following is a speciication. A

rlhe present invention relates ,to an improved temporary hat lining andis designed particularly for use in hat stores, millineryestablishments, and Similar places where ladies hats are tried on by aprospective customer. The primary object of the invention is theprovision of a sanitary lining in the shape of a cap. to be kworn by theprospective customer during the process of trying on new' hats, in orderto prevent soiling or inarring the new hat, which would otherwise be thecase, when the new hat comes in Contact with the weaiers whosuccessively try it on. In this manner the appearance of the hat ismaintained in a fresh, unsoiled condition, and the transmission ofdisease or germs from one person to another is prevent-edvbecause of thefact that the sanitary lining may be,' and is designed to be, washed orcleansed after each individual use.

In Ythe accompanying drawings l have "illustrated two forms oftheinventionas they have been physically embodied and 1nl vactual use, andthese are the best modes I have so far devised for the practicalapplication of the principles of my invention.

Figure 1 is a view in vertical cross section of a ladys hat showing thetemporary lin'- ing therein in the position for use.

Fig'. 2 is a bottom plan view of the hat and lining of F ig. l.

Fig. 3 illustrates another form of the invention. involving a bandeauconstruction, parts being in section.

Fig. e illustrates one Vof the resilient adjustable rings of the liningconstruction.

T he lining as has been made for actual use is illustrated in thedrawings in the form of a cap. the material used being preferably of oilsilk, or other water-proof material that mav be cleansed at frequentintervals, as between times ousing. The crown 1 is of usual shape andprovided with a resilient adjustable wire ring, as :2, which in Figli is4illustrated as having its two ends looped over its body so that thering may be distended or compressed to adjust to different sizes. Thering is stitched in the body of the material :formingthe crown, at itsbase, and below the base of the crown a flaring eX- tension is provided,as indicated at 3. The edge of the extension is also provided with aresilient, adjustable wire ring l, sewed in a. hem at the extreme edgeof the lining, the ring 4 being of greater diameter than the ring 3.

In Figs. l and 2 the utility of the lining is illustrated wherein thecrown of the lining projects up inside the crown 5 of the hat,

and the flaring extension lies up snugly and close to the inner edge ofthe brim 6 of the hat. The crown of the lining of Course protects thecrown of the hat from Contact with' the hair ot the person trying it on,but par- 'ticular attention is called to the protection at the junctureofthe base of the hat crown and the brim of the hat afforded bytheflaring extension, which comes in cont-act With the hair of the wearerand entirely removes the hat brim from contact with the hair.

In addition to the flaring extension, the lining may also be 'fashionedwith an inwardly projecting annulus or bandeau 7,10- cated in the crownand adapted to rest upon the coiffure, and in l*j ig. 3, the extension 3is shown protecting the brim of the hat as in F ig. 1. The resilientadjustable rings are indicated at 8, 9, and l0, in Fig. 3,.and thelining is adjustable for dierent 4sizes or shapes or" 'coiffure or headdress. The use of the bandeau eliminates the vnecessity :tor building.up the interior of the hat which would otherwise be the case in fittingthe hat to different wearers when trying them on.

lli/*hat l claim is z* A. temporary hat lining of flexible, wash'- able,material comprising a crown portion and a resilient ring at the base ofthe crown, an inwardly projecting bandeau inside the 4crown above thebase and provided with a resilient ring in its free edge, a Haring eX--tension projecting from said base and a re .silient ring hemmed in theouter edge of said extension.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

MA'IHILDA W. GTT.

